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Susan struggles with her mother's Alzheimer's, as they navigate the new chapter of life together, living in her childhood home.

Barren Landscape was written by Steve Gold, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong, starring Ayla Rose Barreau as Susan and Rosemary Thomas as her mother, Susa.

Do you like Krispy Kreme Doughnuts?

Open-Door Playhouse is participating in the Krispy Kreme Digital Dozens Campaign to raise funds for our upcoming podcast productions. All funds help pay for all aspects of the plays: Actors, Directors, and Tech.  

If you would like to purchase a dozen, delicious Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and at the same time support the Open-Door Playhouse Podcast, this is a fun and tasty way to do it.

Go to our campaign page here https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/12253# get-your-dozens order your dozen and swing by your nearest Krispy Kreme location to pick them up.

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Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.

Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA.

There’s no paywall at the Open-Door Playhouse site, so you could listen to everything for free. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and if you would like to support performances of works by new and emerging playwrights, your donation will be gratefully accepted. Your tax-deductible donations help keep our plays on the Podcast Stage. We strive to bring our listeners thoughtful and surprising one-act plays and ten-minute shorts that showcase insightful and new perspectives of the world we share with others. To listen or to donate (or both), go to https://opend...